Proverbs 11:26

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.

Cross References

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground.

Genesis 47:14

Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain that they bought, and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh’s house.

Job 29:13

The blessing of the wretched came upon me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 24:24

Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.